Orange Chicken
Oven-roasted chicken thighs bathed in a glossy sauce of orange juice, honey and garlic. Sweet, juicy and with golden skin.
- Total
- 60 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Ingredients
Serves 4
- chicken thigh2.75 lb
- orange4
- honey3 tbsp
- onion1
- garlic clove3
- thyme1 tsp
- cornstarch1 tsp
- olive oil2 tbsp
- salt1 tsp
- black pepper1 pinch
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200 ºC (400 °F). Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper.
- 2
Cut the onion into thick slices and place in the bottom of a baking dish with the olive oil. Put the thighs on top, skin side up.
- 3
Juice three oranges and mix the juice with the honey, minced garlic and thyme. Slice the fourth orange.
- 4
Pour the orange juice mixture over the chicken and scatter the orange slices around.
- 5
Bake about 45 minutes, basting the chicken with its juices every 15 minutes, until the skin is golden and the meat is cooked.
- 6
Pour the pan juices into a small pot, dissolve the cornstarch in a little cold water, add it and cook 2 minutes stirring until the sauce thickens.
- 7
Serve the thighs coated in orange sauce, with rice or mashed potato.
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